How does Gabriela Mistral Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Mountain View?

Gabriela Mistral Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 56.0/100, placing it at the 78th percentile statewide. 28% of students exceed standard, with a total of 608 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Gabriela Mistral Elementary?

27.7% of students at Gabriela Mistral Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 43.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Gabriela Mistral Elementary improving or declining?

Gabriela Mistral Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 20.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Gabriela Mistral Elementary?

8.6% of students at Gabriela Mistral Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Gabriela Mistral Elementary

Mountain View Whisman Mountain View Santa Clara County 94040

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

608 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

380 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

52%

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 73.7%

White 13.2%

Asian 4.0%

Black 0.5%

Other 8.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Gabriela Mistral Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	27.7%
Met Standard	15.5%
Below Standard	56.8%

Exceeded

27.7%

Met

15.5%

Below

56.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Gabriela Mistral Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

27.7% of students exceeded standard while 15.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.7 points below the Mountain View Whisman district average of 41.4%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 56.8% exceeded — 29.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 20.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.